GOLF

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 20

GOLF

ay "chiphhot" , MANOR PARK COURSE THE BRITISH OPEN t NOTES

Golfers have now played them* selves, if not into form, into settled handicaps, and the season's fixture* have been'well commenced. Teeing up has been rendered convenient by the) weather, but it is not an unmixed pleasure, as1 the difficulty lies in getting back to form on the fairway again, when the temporary relaxation of rules ia over. "Miramar has had good reason for the lengthy spell of teeing up for, second shots in the reluctance of tha turf to* replenish itself, but there seems to-be a promise on the fairways of a fair sole of turf in the spring. NewS of the British open was, as usual scrappily cabled, but it seems clear that Colton crashed. Manor Park's Reconstruction. The reconstruction scheme of tha Manor Park Golf Club course which, became necessary through damage by; floods at Easter time is almost completed, and the officials of the club hope to announce the opening Mf the new; course any time now. a- more in» teresting and difficult course has arisen) out of the ashes of the old. Some fine new holes, which will test the ability of! the best of players, are worth special mention. At No. 1, Sahara, 425 yards, bogey 5, slightly dog-leg, one has to carry 150 yards of sand to obtain a' good position for the second shot; tai, the left of the fairway is a water hazard,) to the right is a shingle bank for sliced shots; a well-placed- green adds to' the difficulties. No. 7, Golf House, 400J yards, bogey 4, requires a good carry, to ensure a comfortable lie for the second shot, not a difficult 4 provided! one's tee shot gets well away. At No. : 9, Cabbage' Trees, 455 yards, bogey 5,: a well;directed tee shot of about 180. yards carry will land one up the bank,; and open up the. green, which is situated on a slight rise and is of ample; dimensions. At No. 11, Nor'-West, 41$ yards, bogey 5, a good tee shot is re« quired to carry a donga about 160.yard* from the tee. A slight rise as one approaches the green adds to the interest of this hole. At No., 12, Haywards,; 315 yards, bogey 4, a creek runs right across the fairway 20.0 yards from thai tee; to the right a row of pine trees will trouble the sliced shot. Perhaps, this is' the most interesting hole on tha. course. No. 13, The Creek, 160 yardss bogey 3, will spoil many medal rounds* A creek winds through the fairway;' out of bounds will trouble any hooked shot; to the left and near the green is a water hazard; a shot sliced to right ofl the green will find Band which requires exploding out. Other holes are' interesting, making altogether a total length of 5360 yds, bogey 74, the lengths and standard scratch scores of which are Sahara,'* 425 yards, 5; The Hiitts, 235, yards, 4; The Bailway, 215 yards, 4; The Swamps, 150 yards, 3; Karori, 99 yards, 3; Pines, 415 yards, 5; Golf! House, 400 yards, 4; Manor Park, 165 yards, 3; Cabbage Tre*e, 455, 5; Ford Boad, 235 yards, 4; Nor. West, 415, yards, 5; Hay wards, 310 yards, 4; Tha, Creek, 160 yards, 3; Sahara, 425 yard% 5; The Hutts, 235 yards, 4; The Bailway, 215 yards, 4; The Pines, 4135 yards, 5; Home, 400 yards, 4. , Municipal links. Considering what has been spent ofl recent years, the City Council is pro* bably right in its determination tai spend as little as possible just nowj but there is such a thing as excessive; or unwise caution, and from the attitude of the majority of that badly] scared body last Thursday week, itf. seemed very probable that tho thousands already spent on the new golij pavilion at Berhampore would be largely wasted. , All that was asked of it was that it move the old pavilion toj the new learners' links, so as to give; •novices a headquarters and encourage them to keep off the main course until they had achieved sufficient proficiency) to keep their places in the rounds at week-ends, and not congest the links for those who have- been going there, for years. ■• As Councillor M'Keen point' ed out, it was no uncommon thing forj seasoned players to have to wait houra| there for a game,* or to be held up unduly during their game by being kepfe' waiting while duffers foozled their way; round. The facilities offered by the] new club house, said Councillor M'Keen, had resulted in three months' experience in greatly increased revenue; in« deedi the additional players have madai it essential that the congestion be relieved a little. The links were ono ofl the few reserves that paid. He referred to the advantage of having a club connected with the municipal course, such as the Mornington Club, and urged that its encouragement could not fail to bring in additional revenue. If the City Council would spend the small, amount needed to' shift the olql golf house to its new quarters, theni is no .doubt that the gain in revennf would soon recoup it for the expend* ture. A municipal "trading venture," such as the Berhampore links, whicV returns a handsome profit on tfie inone|P invested should stand on the same basi* as any other trading venture, and iff surpluses,- if any should go back int{| it to still further increase its return^ •Black Meets Fawcett.

Good luck to H.- A. Black on 20t< June in his match with C. H. Faweetjj whom he meets in the first round of thai amateur singles championship, of Next South Wales at Eose Bay. Ifawcetfc will be a hard nut to crack. He was victorious over T. H. Horton for tha. Victorian title last year. In a friendly] match with. E. L. Apperley, played at Manly early in the month, Black won. 1" up, .but holed a 170-yard second at the last' hole to do it. Par for Manly; is 74, and both Black and Apperlejj x dia 75 's. Black found himself consistently outdriven by from 10 to 30] yards, but was saved by good chips and run-ups, Manly favouring the latter approach. It was Apperley.. it will baj remembered, who beat Sloan Morpetly 8 and 7, in the Kirk-Windeyer Cup the1 year it was played in Melbourne, and| he is generally given first ehoica as the probable winner of thti States event this year. It is unfortunate that S. A. Keane and W. E,Dobson, as well as Black and Fawcett^ meet in the first round, and two of tha four, all likely men, will have tof merely look on after the first day, another argument for the leeded draw* Black and Withycombe play. G. A< Thompson and S. A. Keane,- the hold* era, in the foursomes championship ove^ 36 holes, stroke play, to-day. Watt Cup and Handicaps. The interest being created by thai Watt Cup contest in the clubs concerned is having a beneficial effect ii the revision of handicaps and in tha keonness taken in ladder matches t* see who will be the Watt Cup team in; each club. Challenges are frequent^ and it is all to the good. Handicapping is not so much difficulty to a secretary] or committee where all the cards, ar^i put in. ; Move Briskly. > Nobody takes a player to task fo^ considering his shot before playing ify but the man who dawdles through tha fairways is a well-known type of nuis« ance. Plenty of time is taken overi the" ball, whether on fairways ol greens, without gaugtering idJg Igak Shot tg sfecfc .. ■-,„„■ •